Mail mishap loses neighbor’s lawsuit against developer
Attorney Thomas Bracken discusses the results of a Porter Square development case Nov. 16, 2005, with clients Susan Hunziker, David Reed and Heather Hoffman. The case was dismissed after the judge found Bracken had not served the defendant, Husam Azzam …
Brick sidewalks head for a fall
Eli Reusch, who works at T-Mobile, points out patches of protruding bricks in November 2005 in front of the Harvard Square store. Reusch says that he sees four to six people a day stumble on the bricks, including some serious injuries. (Photo: Schuyler …
City slow to act on public-toilet issue
People complain about the homeless urinating in plain view, but the city has virtually abandoned the idea of providing public bathrooms. There was a toilet committee in December 2003 that discussed putting in public toilets here and there — Harvard Squ …
Veterans strong, but silent publicly, about feelings on Iraq
Majorie Decker, vice mayor of Cambridge and an opponent of the Iraq war, speaks at the Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 12, 2005, at Cambridge Cemetery. (Photo: Lawrence E. Miller) Men drinking Saturday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall on Huron Avenu …
Police report: Robberies, assaults and vandalism rife
Cambridge police are looking for a young man wanted in connection with a knifepoint robbery that occurred Thursday night on Trowbridge Street. The victim said a teenager on a BMX bike approached him and demanded his money. The victim surrendered his $3 …
Regulars forget loss of dance hall when music starts
Dancers of all ages take to the floor at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall on Huron Avenue on Nov. 10, 2005. (Photo: Schuyler Pisha) At a City Council meeting in late September, vice mayor Marjorie Decker promised to keep the contra dancers who use the …
Land takings derailed, Faces nightclub goes on decaying
The defunct Faces nightclub on Route 2 was the target of a 2005 eminent domain query that also seems defunct. (Photo: Schuyler Pisha) The city’s tentative stabs at taking land — to rid Route 2 of the massive, rotting Faces nightclub and build a walkway …
New councilor Kelley assures constituents of his intents
Craig Kelly, the only successful City Council challenger, sits Nov. 9, 2005, in what were his campaign headquarters in Porter Square, Cambridge. (Photo: Schuyler Pisha) If the City Council had retained all of its nine members, it would have made histor …
Computer glitch frustrated election crowd
Cambridge election officials try to solve a hardware problem holding up the vote count Nov. 8, 2005, in Central Square. (Photo: Schuyler Pisha) The anxious crowd was focused on one thing Tuesday night: Who won? Would it be the same City Council and Sch …
Winning issues didn’t work for all school board candidates
Patty Nolan is all smiles at the Central Square senior center Tuesday night after she came in first in School Committee votes. Her fellow victorious challenger, Luc Schuster, at rear with glasses, watches cagily as numbers come in confirming his commit …
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